Sentences with phrase «religious leaders believe»

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«If you're Mike Pence, and you believe what he believes, you know God had a plan,» Ralph Reed, an evangelical religious and political leader and friend of Pence's, told The Atlantic.

But in reality no one, not even the most devout religious leaders in the land believed that for a second.

I will no longer be respectful of the leadership of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who seems to believe that rude behavior, intolerance and even killing prejudice is somehow acceptable, so long as it comes from third - world religious leaders, who more than anything else reveal in themselves the price that colonial oppression has required of the minds and hearts of so many of our world's population.

For now there are many religious sects / denominations due to man - made doctrines and people who believe but are too lazy to read the word and seek God for themselves so they hook themselves to a sect / denomination and are taught the leaders belief system instead of the pure word.

So your religious leaders tell you there is a god and you believe it.

as a living being you are not even able to understand yourself consiouness and believe in religious leaders to tell you what to think and not to think.

The very fact that many people believed shortly after events occurred, especially when they could have so easily been disproven by the religious leaders and political leaders of the time, only strengthens my faith.

I personally think religion should not be a factor.No one should ask the candidates what their religious views are and they should never mention them.Their religious preferences have absolutely no effect on what type of leader they will be.Unless they are some kind of a religious fanatic.I think it's time for an atheist.There was not a Christian president for over the first 50 years of our nations existence.And, I do not think there has been one since.If you look it up you will find not one of our founding fathers were Christian.Not even Jefferson.I know he wrote the Jefferson bible, but, that's just because he, like the other founding fathers, did not believe Jesus to be of divine decent.So, he kept his philosophy while removing all the mystical and dogmatic concepts.

As a world leader for freedom and the protection of basic human rights, the United States should take every opportunity to advocate for people — including Americans here at home — to think, believe, and act according to their religious belief whether they belong to a minority or majority religion in their nation.»

The religious leaders of the gospel are any of us, in any time, who believe that God's activity is all past tense, or who believe that the Spirit has nothing new to renew in us.

Some believe that the religious leaders are actually denying Jesus, and that this is the unforgivable sin.

If you believe what the bible says, then surely you must know that Jesus critiqued much about the religious institutions and leaders of his day.

History shows that clearly, just as many religious leaders killed non-believers and those who didn't believe like them.

That's why some of us believe that leaders in the Religious Right have, in a classic case of gaining the world and losing the soul, successfully gained political clout but helped lose our next generation.»

Mostly I believe that religious leaders need to refrain from preaching about politics (and politicians) from their pulpits, or risk losing their tax - exempt status.

Since the controversy in Matthew 12 involves Jesus defending His claim to be the Messiah to the religious and national leaders of Israel, some Bible scholars and teachers believe that the unforgivable sin is Israel's national rejection of Jesus as the Messiah.

For example, at one time many religious leaders in the early days of our «Christian nation» and even (some of our) Founding Fathers believed that people of African decent were not fully human and used the Bible as proof.

After all we are lead to believe by some religious «leaders» that earth quakes and tsunamis are sent and kill thousands for just a simple thing as embracing gay folks.

and then they are excommunicated and the fight is over... this is a hopeless fight especially when religion is involved... they either fight for rights and lose it all (and essentially go to hell) or give in and listen to their religious leaders... I do not believe in what they do and could care less really but they are in a no win situation and they as nuns should not be worried about birth control or anything of the such... they took the vows..

While I think Jones is an idiot and a charlatan (same as any so - called religious leader including the pope - a-dope), I must defend his right to believe and say whatever he likes.

If you have not yet believed in Jesus for eternal life, then the warning that Jesus gave to the religious leaders in Matthew 12:31 - 32 may apply to you as well.

Centuries of utter crap like this... Hes a religious LEADER who doesn't believe... sounds like he hasn't for quite a while.

My take: «I'm going to believe what my religious leaders tell me just so I don't have to think» is a cop - out.

@KM, you're not completely wrong, there are believers in all of the world's religions who are perfectly content to let their religious leaders tell them what to think, but consider that 95 % or so of the world's population believe in god in one form or another.

We at the counseling center believe that it is important that counselors, parents and religious leaders alike learn how to identify the various indicators of sexual abuse.

Too many «religious» leaders want us to believe that THEIR understanding of God is the one that is important.

Spiritual but not religious simply means one is able to think for themselves and decide what is the truth instead of religious leaders (and very powerful ones at that) telling us what to believe.

Washington (CNN)-- As the Supreme Court considers two major same - sex marriage cases that could change marriage in the United States, religious leaders on both sides of the debate believe they are on God's side of the contentious issue.

who cares what religious leaders say — they should have no bearing on the real world — they believe in fairy tales and then expect people to listen to the - I don't listen to homeless people talking to themselves either

Instead it relies on the light of the imams, whom Shi'ites believe receive special divine guidance and on the authority of ayatollahs — a modern title for religious leaders who gain a personal following.

The money is coming from religious leaders, who many believe are paid from Saudi Arabia.»

I certainly don't think Jesus gave up himself to a brutal execution because he believed he was upholding a common philosophy with other religious leaders.

How many religious leaders have believed what they believed and wound up being nuts?

In general, Democratic voters seem less concerned with a candidate's faith life, though more who believed Clinton was religious were likely to think she would also be a good president (69 %) than those who didn't believe she was religious but would make a good leader (54 %).

What if Jesus is saying here, «Look, you have been told by religious leaders that you have to DO this, or DO that, or BE this, or BE that, or BELIEVE this, or BELIEVE that, or even SAY you BELIEVE, DO, or ARE these things (or, if you belong to a different denomination, then you must BELIEVE, DO, or BE these other things instead of those)... but this ALL a sham!

Gil you have asked some very good questions why does bad things happen in the world i personally do nt know God did nt explain to Job either why he had to suffer.What i do know is that God desires that none of us should perish but that all would have eternal life in him through Jesus Christ.This world will one day pass away and the real world will be reborn so our focus as christians is on whats to come and being a witness in the here and now.Both good and bad happens to either the righteous or the sinner so what are we to make of that.What we do know is that God will set all things right at the appointed time the wicked will be judged and the righteous will be rewarded for there faith isnt that enough reason for us to believe.Free will is only a reality if we can choose between good and bad but our hearts are deceitfully wicked we naturally are inclined toward sin that is another reason whyt we need to be saved from ourselves so what are we to do.For me Christ died and rose again that is a fact witnessed by over 500 people that were alive at the time and was recorded by historians how many other religious leaders do you know that did that or did the miracles that Jesus did.As far as the bible is concerned much of the archelogical evidence has proven to be correct and many of prophetic words spoken many hundreds of years ago have come to pass including both the birth and the death of Jesus.Interested in what philosophy you are believing in if other than a faith in Jesus Christ so how does that philosophy give you the assurance that you are saved.Its really simple with christianity we just have to believe in Jesus Christ.brentnz

Religious leaders all know these things but prefer a dumbed - down church following mindlessly and believing their false words just as they do for medical doctors.

and on that note... I wonder how many pastors and other religious leaders don't really believe in religion.

I think there was a time that many believed their faith drove them to seek justice - abolitionists, civil rights leader, healthcare, etc. but now it just seems many want to isolate themselves from the «others» who won't «turn to Christ» and deny them rights in the name of religious liberty.

I consider myself a Spiritual person though no longer a Religious person as I believe all religions have an element of truth covered in a WHOLE bunch of socially / economically motivated propaganda that supported the position of the leaders at the time «Doctrine» was declared.

I believe the difference between us and Jesus is that Jesus was able to address matters of the heart in these religious leaders through the purity of his own heart.

I know religions are all bad for people because religious leaders are always trying to get other people to believe in what they believe.

And I believe the impetus is on denominational leaders and on the media (religious and mainstream) to better educate the Christian public on these matters and to better hold church leaders accountable when they abuse.

A determined but patient group of leaders who believe that the Christian account of the world is publicly relevant to all facets of the college's life and mission can move such a college toward a new relation to its religious heritage.

Finally, Xi urged the cultivation of politically reliable religious leaders to head up the officially sanctioned religious bodies that are the interface between the CPC and the believing masses.

Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the pope's vicar for Rome, it is said, is one of those who hold this view: what is needed, he is thought to believe, is (in the words of John Allen Jr of the American National Catholic Reporter) «good relations with Islam, but also a more robust capacity to challenge and critique Islamic leaders, especially on issues of «reciprocity» — the idea that if Muslim immigrants benefit from religious freedom in the West, Christians should get the same treatment in Islamic states.»

If I hadn't read this in print, I would have continued to believe that this voting block propels delusional, unbalanced candidates with an agenda best described by their (equally unbalanced) fundamentalist pulpit pounding theocracy - pushing religious leaders.

It found that 56 % consider themselves to be of no religion (versus 28 % Christian); 56 % never attend a church or place of worship (versus 5 % attending at least weekly); 57 % saying they do not believe in a God (versus 25 % saying they do); and 53 % said religious leaders have no influence on their lives (versus 12 % saying they have a lot or a fair amount of influence).

I think it is unfair to parents and religious leaders who are trying to raise a generation of children who believe in following the rules.

Some State Police officials said they believe Freilich has held onto his non-union job through four governors, and at a time when many state workers are facing the loss of their jobs, because top state officials and their political advisers believe Freilich can marshal votes in Jewish communities known for voting in unison behind candidates recommended by their religious leaders.